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The 27th ACM Conference on User Modeling, Adaptation and Personalization (UMAP 2019): First Call for Theory, Opinion and Reflection Papers
by Announce Announcements 11 Dec '18

11 Dec '18

*** FIRST CALL FOR THEORY, OPINION AND REFLECTION PAPERS *** 27th ACM International Conference on User Modeling, Adaptation and Personalization (ACM UMAP 2019) Golden Bay Beach Hotel 5*, Larnaca, Cyprus, June 9-12, 2019 http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi… Submissions due: March 16, 2019 ACM UMAP - User Modelling, Adaptation and Personalization is the premier international conference for researchers and practitioners working on systems that adapt to individual users, to groups of users, and that collect, represent, and model user information. Theory, Opinion and Reflection (TOR) are position papers that critically look at ongoing and emerging research topics, reflections on persistent or fleeting trends in the field and blue sky future ideas for UMAP research. They offer an opportunity for discussing thought-provoking work relevant to the UMAP community, albeit they are not yet ready to be published as a full length research papers at a refereed conference. They should be of sufficient quality and relevance to the UMAP community and demonstrate the ability to spur discussion and debate on the future course of the UMAP research. The presentations will be in the form of a 10 minute pitch in a plenary conference session, just before a break. The presenters will present the topic and raise relevant questions to stimulate discussion during the breaks. Submissions should have a maximum length of 4 pages in the ACM SIG proceedings template. SUBMISSION AND REVIEW PROCESS Submissions must adhere to the ACM SIG Standard (SIGCONF) proceedings template. A template can be found at: http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi…. Submit your papers in PDF format via EasyChair for UMAP 2019 TOR at: http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi…. The review process will be single blinded, i.e. authors' names should be included in the papers. Submissions will be reviewed by at least two independent reviewers. They will be assessed based on their originality and novelty, potential to stimulate discussion on important research questions, potential contribution to UMAP research and practice, potential impact in particular use cases, as well as their overall readability. Papers that exceed the page limits (4 pages for TOR) or do not adhere to the formatting guidelines will be returned without review. IMPORTANT DATES · Submission of TOR papers: March 16th, 2019 · Notification of acceptance: April 5th, 2019 · Camera-ready versions of accepted papers: April 15th, 2019 Note: The submissions times are 11:59 pm Anywhere on Earth. PUBLICATION AND PRESENTATION Accepted Theory, Opinion and Reflection papers will be published in the ACM UMAP 2019 Adjunct Proceedings in the ACM Digital Library. All categories will be presented at the poster reception of the conference, in the form of a poster and/or a software demonstration following poster format. This form of presentation will provide presenters with an opportunity to obtain direct feedback about their work from a wide audience during the conference. At least one author of each accepted paper must register for the conference and present the paper there. THEORY, OPINION AND REFLECTION PAPERS CHAIRS · Jan-Geert Houben, Delft University, The Netherlands (g.j.p.m.houben AT tudelft.nl) · Bamshad Mobasher, DePaul University, USA (mobasher AT cs.depaul.edu)

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CfP: 'Digital⇌Culture 2019', Uni. of Nottingham, 10th May 2019 (Doctoral travel/accom. grants available)
by Peck Beng Cheong 11 Dec '18

11 Dec '18

Hi all, The Digital Culture Research Network at the University of Nottingham will hosting our second annual Digital Culture conference in May 2019. Would be great to see some of you AoIR folk there! Niki -- Niki Cheong PhD Researcher, The University of Nottingham ***** CALL FOR PAPERS ***** DIGITAL⇌CULTURE 2019 A one-day conference hosted by the Digital Culture Research Network, and supported by the Midlands3Cities DTP (M3C) Cohort Development Fund *Date:* Friday 10th May 2019 *Venue:* University of Nottingham *Abstract Submission Deadline: Friday 15th February 2019* The Digital Culture Research Network is pleased to open the call for papers for our second annual conference – ‘Digital⇌Culture 2019’. This year’s theme of *‘ACCESS’* seeks to respond to the continued ways in which digital technologies are profoundly impacting social, cultural, and institutional interactions with content, data, and platforms. Rapidly changing modes of knowledge and value production, means of accessibility, and concerns around privacy and censorship have given rise to increased scrutiny of the current digital landscape and our interactions with(in) it. *Submission* For this one-day conference we invite researchers, particularly early-career researchers, from diverse disciplinary backgrounds to present theoretical and empirical research related, but not limited, to the following topics: - Access to data, platforms, and (digital) environments, and resulting issues of inclusion/exclusion - Algorithmic forms of governmentality and their impact on (in)equality - Uses and users of digital platforms - Approaches to disability in digital contexts - Methodological challenges for studying digital phenomena and the question of research ethics - World-making capacities of digital cultures - Internet censorship and the decentralized web initiatives - Artistic, philosophical, and activist approaches to participation in digital cultures - Digital implications on and of language and translation. To encourage proposals from doctoral researchers, we are awarding up to ten joint-travel/accommodation grants to successful proposals. Further details below. There will be _no fee_ for presenting at, or attending, this conference. Submissions should follow the below format and be submitted to digitalcultureconference(a)gmail.com by 23:00 GMT on Friday 15th February 2019. Paper Title Speaker Name Speaker Contact Email Abstract (Up to 250 words outlining the paper's main arguments, methods, and relevance to the conference theme) Speaker Biography (Up to 100 words) Keywords (3 terms relevant to the paper) *Funding* ** We are pleased to offer up to ten joint-travel/accommodation grants, each of which includes one night’s accommodation at the University of Nottingham (arranged by the organising committee) and up to £50 travel expenses. The grant is open to all doctoral applicants, but at least five of the grants are reserved for non-M3C-funded applicants based at the DTP’s six institutions (Uni. of Nottingham; Nottingham Trent; Birmingham City; Uni. of Birmingham; De Montfort; Uni. of Leicester). Those currently funded by M3C are not eligible to apply for this grant. This grant will only be offered to doctoral students whose papers have been accepted for the conference. If you wish to apply for the grant, please complete a Grant Application Form – which can be found here <https://digitalcultureconference.wordpress.com/2018/12/07/call-for-papers/> – and submit it along with your abstract. Grants will be awarded on the basis of the conference organising committee’s collective consideration of submitted applications. This message and any attachment are intended solely for the addressee and may contain confidential information. If you have received this message in error, please contact the sender and delete the email and attachment. Any views or opinions expressed by the author of this email do not necessarily reflect the views of the University of Nottingham. Email communications with the University of Nottingham may be monitored where permitted by law.

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Fw: Two postdoc positions in project on trust in online platforms available at Edinburgh
by Ansgar Koene 11 Dec '18

11 Dec '18

Dear all, apologies for cross posting. The following job opening at the University of Edinburgh may be of interest. These postdoc positions are related to the ReEnTrust, which continues the Edinburgh - Oxford - Nottingham collaboration from the UnBias project. Cheers, Ansgar Dr. Ansgar Koene Senior Research Fellow: UnBias, CaSMa & Horizon Policy Impact Horizon Digital Economy Research Institute University of Nottingham Working group chair for IEEE Standard on Algorithm Bias Considerations http://unbias.wp.horizon.ac.uk/ http://casma.wp.horizon.ac.uk/ http://www.horizon.ac.uk/ https://standards.ieee.org/develop/project/7003.html https://sites.google.com/site/arkoene/ ________________________________ From: Michael Rovatsos <Michael.Rovatsos(a)ed.ac.uk> Sent: Monday, December 10, 2018 5:12 PM To: Ansgar Koene Subject: Two postdoc positions in project on trust in online platforms available at Edinburgh Dear Ansgar we have two postdoc positions available in Edinburgh on our new ReEnTrust (Rebuilding and Enhancing Trust in Algorithms) project (http://gow.epsrc.ac.uk/NGBOViewGrant.aspx?GrantRef=EP/R033633/1) and I would be very grateful if you could help in advertising these to suitable audiences, forwarding the text below. Equally, if you know good candidates I might approach directly, please do let me know. Many thanks Michael >>> Two two-year postdoctoral positions in project on advanced AI tools to support algorithmic fairness (University of Edinburgh, deadline 3rd January) If you are interested in working on technologies that support algorithmic fairness and ethical AI, the project offers a great opportunity to develop AI mediation tools that help the users of online algorithmic platforms negotiate fairer algorithms with these platforms. We're generally looking for people with an ML, recommender systems, game theory, or multiagent systems background, and talented HCI/usability researchers with an interest in designing web-based engagement tools that enable users to experiment with and better understand data-driven algorithms. (That said, the project is very broad in scope and we can accommodate people with different technical backgrounds.) The job adverts are at https://www.vacancies.ed.ac.uk/pls/corehrrecruit/erq_jobspec_version_4.jobs… ?p_id=046205 please don't hesitate to get in touch with Michael Rovatsos (Michael.Rovatsos(a)ed.ac.uk) directly if you're interested. <<< ... .. . .. ....... ..... .... ... .. . .. ... .. . .. ... .. dr michael rovatsos bayes centre & school of informatics university of edinburgh homepages.inf.ed.ac.uk/mrovatso +44 131 6513263/6513102 ... ... .... ..... .... ... .. . .. ... .... ..... .... ... . -- The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC005336. This message and any attachment are intended solely for the addressee and may contain confidential information. If you have received this message in error, please contact the sender and delete the email and attachment. Any views or opinions expressed by the author of this email do not necessarily reflect the views of the University of Nottingham. Email communications with the University of Nottingham may be monitored where permitted by law.

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New Book: Digital Inclusion. An International Comparative Analysis
by Massimo Ragnedda 11 Dec '18

11 Dec '18

Massimo Ragnedda and Bruce Mutsvairo (eds) Digital Inclusion. An International Comparative Analysis, Lexington Books, 2018 More details here https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781498562126/Digital-Inclusion-An-International-Co… Read the first two chapters on Google Book https://books.google.co.uk/books/about/Digital_Inclusion.html?id=NaQntwEACA… *About the Book: *The volume examines the risks and opportunities of a digital society characterized by the increasing importance of knowledge and by the incessant rise and pervasiveness of information and communication technologies (ICTs). At a global level, the pivotal role of ICTs has made it necessary to rethink ways to avoid forms of digital exclusion or digital discrimination. This edited collection comprises of chapters written by respected scholars from a variety of countries, and brings together new scholarship addressing what the process of digital inclusion means for individuals and places in the countries analyzed. Each country has its own strategy to guarantee that people can access and enjoy the benefits of the information society. While this book does not presume to map all the countries in the world, it does shed light into these strategies, underlining what each country is doing in order to reduce digital inequalities and to guarantee that socially disadvantaged people (in terms of disabilities, availability of resources, age, geographic location, lack of education, or ethnicity) are digitally included. *Review:* Massimo Ragnedda and Bruce Mutsvairo provide a long overdue account of digital exclusion from a global perspective. The contributors to this edited volume go beyond Western Europe, the Untied States, and Australia to consider the BRICS countries, the Middle East, and Africa and consider digital access empirically and theoretically. The essays in this volume highlight the costs of exclusion, but also the potential and opportunities that may result from greater inclusion. (*Prof. James C. Witte*, George Mason University) *Table of Content * Introduction: Digital Inclusion: Empowering People through Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), Massimo Ragnedda and Bruce Mutsvairo /Part I: Digital Inclusion in Advanced Countries/ Chapter 1: Reducing and Preventing Digital Discrimination: Digital Inclusion Strategies in Europe, Massimo Ragnedda Chapter 2: Not So Ubiquitous: Digital Inclusion and Older Adults in Australia, Sue Malta and Raelene Wilding Chapter 3: Digital Inclusion in International Perspective: An Asset-Based Approach to Digital Inclusion Research in the US Context, Bianca C. Reisdorf and Colin Rhinesmith /Part II: Digital Inclusion in BRICS Countries/ Chapter 4: From Access to Proficiency: Reconceptualising Digital Inclusion in a Rural Area in South Africa, Lorenzo Dalvit Chapter 5: Mapping the Evolutive Trajectories of China's Digital Divide: A Longitudinal Observation, Jianbin Jin, Fanxin Meng, Anfan Chen, Lin Shi, and Tao Wang Chapter 6: Changes in Knowledge Acquisition According to the Proximity with Digital Media Networks, Andrea Limberto /Part III: Digital Inclusion in the Middle East/ Chapter 7: Digital Inclusion in Jordan: Opportunities and Hurdles, Hanna Kreitem Chapter 8: An Explanatory Analysis of Facebook’s Effect on Social Cohesion in Iran, Hamid Abdollahyan and Mahin Sheikh Ansari Chapter 9: “Nothing Is Ever Truly New": The Persisting Digital Exclusion in Israel, 2002–2013, Amit M. Schejter, Orit Ben-Harush, and Noam Tirosh /Part IV: Digital Inclusion in Africa/ Chapter 10: ICT and Development: Narrowing the Digital Divide and the Knowledge Gap of ICT Users in Cameroon and Ghana, Kehbuma Langmia and Christiana Hammond Chapter 11: Kenya's Digital Divide: Challenged, Evolving, and Persistent, Norbert Wildermuth /Afterword, /Why Digital Inclusion Now? Gerard Goggin -- Massimo Ragnedda Senior Lecturer in Mass Communication Northumbria University (Newcastle, UK) mragnedda.wordpress.com skype: massimo.ragnedda http://northumbria.academia.edu/MassimoRagnedda Connect with me on *Linkedin, Twitter, Facebook*

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WEBCAST TODAY: Our People-Centered Digital Future
by Joly MacFie 10 Dec '18

10 Dec '18

This is underway, and Vint Cerf and Tim Berners-Lee have already delivereded introductions, but don't worry. You can tack back down the the Livestream timeline to review those, and there is plenty, plenty more to come, all the way into the late evening. This is a simulcast of the YouTube feed <https://youtu.be/S87r9Bn058s> (which does buffer occasionally), but with added AI captions and speaker names. As well as the 70th anniversary of UDHR, the event also recognizes the 50th anniversary of the Mother of All Demos <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mother_of_All_Demos>. <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/DigitalCooperation> <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/coppaat20> <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/CITIDFS-ICO> <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/ConnectedNE> <https://livestream.com/internetsociety2/js-nyc-nov18> <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/swissigf18> <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/iotsecurity2018-4> <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/ukigf18> <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/routingsecurity/> <http://www.mnn.org/live/2-lifestyle-channel> <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/diversity/> <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/VisionsIG> [image: livestream] <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/ourdigitalfuture/>Today, *Monday December 10 2018*, from *8:30am-10:30pm PST* (16:30-06:30 UTC) Constellation Research hosts “*Our People-Centered Digital Future <https://www.constellationr.com/events/PCDF>*,” an event that recognizes that by March 2019, 50% of the world will be connected to the Internet. This inflection point marks an important moment for examining the “unfinished work” of the Internet and discussing the community norms, human rights and social contracts required in this exponential digital era. The event also aligns with the *70th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights <http://www.unesco.org/new/en/brasilia/about-this-office/prizes-and-celebrat…>* by the United Nations. Speakers include *Vint Cerf*, *Tim Berners-Lee*, *Matthew Rantanen*, *Doc Searls*, & *Lee Raini*e, The event will be webcast live on the Internet Society Livestream Channel <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/>. *LIVESTREAM: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/ourdigitalfuture/ <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/ourdigitalfuture/> (AI Captions)AGENDA: <https://www.constellationr.com/events/PCDF/agenda/2018-12-10>https://www.constellationr.com/events/PCDF/agenda/2018-12-10 <https://www.constellationr.com/events/PCDF/agenda/2018-12-10>SLI.DO: http://sli.do/ourdigitalfuture <http://sli.do/ourdigitalfuture>TWITTER #OurDigitalFuture http://bit.ly/ourdigitalfuture <http://bit.ly/ourdigitalfuture>#StandUp4HumanRights http://bit.ly/2PgVDOQ <http://bit.ly/2PgVDOQ>* *Permalink* https://isoc.live/10734/ -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast -------------------------------------------------------------- -

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correct link
by Ilana Gershon 10 Dec '18

10 Dec '18

My apologies -- try this link: https://campanthropology.org/

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Towards Democratic Auditing: New Data Justice Lab project & RA position
by Arne Hintz 10 Dec '18

10 Dec '18

Following the completion of our research on 'Data Scores as Governance' (https://datajusticelab.org/2018/12/06/data-scores-as-governance-final-repor…<https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdatajust…>), the Data Justice Lab at Cardiff University is about to start a new project entitled 'Towards Democratic Auditing: Civic Participation in the Scoring Society'. It will explore how citizens can intervene into the development and implementation of scoring systems and other forms of data analytics, and how they can advance civic participation in an increasingly datafied society (https://datajusticelab.org/towards-democratic-auditing-civic-participation-…<https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdatajust…>). We are looking for a Research Assistant to conduct desk research for this project, carry out and analyse interviews, and help organise events and prepare project outcomes, in collaboration with other team members of the Data Justice Lab. Find out more about the job here: https://datajusticelab.org/2018/12/05/work-with-us-on-the-new-project-towar…<https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdatajust…>. We are interested in both full-time and part-time applications, for a period of (up to) 21 months. Closing date is Friday, 21 December. For any questions, please get in touch with the team members (Arne Hintz, Lina Dencik, Joanna Redden, Emiliano Trere) or contact us at https://datajusticelab.org/contact/<https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdatajust…> ---------------- Dr Arne Hintz Senior Lecturer Co-Director Data Justice Lab | Director MA Digital Media and Society School of Journalism, Media and Culture | Cardiff University Two Central Square | Cardiff CF10 1FS Email: HintzA(a)cardiff.ac.uk | Tel: +44 (0)29 208 76281 | Twitter: @arne_hz Fellow | Center for Media, Data and Society | Central European University

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CfA: Panel Session "The politics of algorithmic governance. Data subjects and social ordering in the digital age" (18th Annual STS Conference in Graz, 6-7 May 2019)
by Florian Irgmaier 10 Dec '18

10 Dec '18

Dear Colleagues, we would like to call your attention to a panel session about the politics of algorithmic governance at next year's Annual STS Conference in Graz. The conference takes place on the 6th and the 7th of May 2019. The deadline for the abstracts is 21.01.2019. A key aspect of the ongoing digital transformation of society is the increasing datafication and quantification of almost all aspects of life. This realm of “data doubles” gives rise to new modes of producing and validating knowledge and of establishing epistemic and thus political authority, enabled by artificially intelligent computer systems and machines learning from big datasets. As a consequence, we are witnessing the emergence of new forms of social coordination, steering and control that are unfolding on the individual level (as in the quantified self movement), on the organizational level (as in people analytics) as well as on the societal level (as in predictive policing and citizen scores). While technology enthusiasts interpret these trends as an opportunity for more reactive, more integrated and less bureaucratic forms of regulation that will ultimately benefit everyone (O’Reilly 2013), critics warn that humans are reduced to passive data providers in a new, depoliticized “surveillance capitalism” (Morozov 2014, Zuboff 2018). As the fusion of digital technology and institutions of public and private governance proceeds, gaining a deeper understanding of these ambivalences is one of the pressing academic and practical issues of our time (Yeung 2017). During this session we want to continue the conversation about the possible contributions of Science, Technology and Society Studies to this set of questions, debating both concrete empirical cases and broader theoretical considerations. We invite innovative papers from all relevant areas that address issues including, but not limited to, the following: Which new forms of algorithmic governance do we observe? How do they relate to and interact with existing forms of social ordering and what sets them apart? Do we witness the emergence of new forms of subjectivities and identities? In what ways do algorithmic systems foster or inhibit individuals’ conduct of everyday life, and how are they integrated into daily routines? Do we witness the rise of new types of socio-technical networks and assemblages? When do the new infrastructures of algorithmic governance fail and which vulnerabilities are responsible for the failures? In what ways do individuals and groups apply, cope with, adapt to, subvert or re-purpose systems of algorithmic governance? How can we think about these changes in ways that take seriously both the material specificity and the social logics of these new technologies? What are the socio-technical imaginaries that give rise to the various forms of algorithmic governance? What is the relationship between data, algorithms and agency, and what do these forms of algorithmic governance imply for individual and collective self-determination? What are the conditions for the legitimacy of algorithmic governance in the 21st century? How can algorithmic governance itself be governed? Important information Deadline 21.01.2019 16:00 Confirmation of abstracts: February 2019 Information und submission: https://sts-conference.isds.tugraz.at/event/5/abstracts/ We are looking forward to your abstracts! With kind regards, Florian Eyert, Florian Irgmaier und Rainer Rehak -- Florian Irgmaier Research fellow Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung(WZB)/ WZB Berlin Social Science Center Weizenbaum-Institut für die vernetzte Gesellschaft. Das Deutsche Internet-Institut/ Weizenbaum Institute for the Networked Society. The German Internet Institute Reichpietschufer 50 10785 Berlin / Germany Office: +49-(0)30-700-141-077 Email: florian.irgmaier(a)wzb.eu

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New Book / The Digital Party: Political Organisation and Online Democracy
by Gerbaudo, Paolo 10 Dec '18

10 Dec '18

Dear Colleagues, I am delighted to announce that my new book "The Digital Party: Political Organisation and Online Democracy" has just been published! https://www.plutobooks.com/9780745335797/the-digital-party/ <https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.plut…> The book looks at the transformation of political parties in the digital era focusing on the cases of Podemos, the Five Star Movement, Pirate Parties, France Insoumise and Momentum. It is based on 4 years of research and 30 interviews with politicians, organisers and developers of participatory platforms and observations of rallies, campaigns, party offices and events. Below you find some info about the book and the first book endorsements. If you want to have a review copy please don't hesitate to write me. I hope you enjoy the book! Best, Paolo The Digital Party: Political Organisation and Online Democracy Paolo Gerbaudo / Pluto Press >From the Five Star Movement to Podemos, from the Pirate Parties to La France Insoumise, from the movements behind Bernie Sanders to those backing Jeremy Corbyn, the last decade has witnessed the rise of a new blueprint for political organisation: the digital party. Paolo Gerbaudo addresses the organisational revolution that is transforming political parties in the time of Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Cambridge Analytica. Drawing on interviews with political leaders and organisers, Gerbaudo demonstrates that besides rapidly growing in votes, these formations have also revitalised party democracy, involving hundreds of thousands in discussions carried out on online decision-making platforms. Participatory, yet plebiscitarian, open and democratic, yet dominated by charismatic 'hyperleaders', digital parties display both great potentials and risks for the development of new forms of mass participation in an era of growing inequality. All political parties will have to reckon with the lessons of the digital party. Endorsements 'In this refreshing, imaginative and conceptually sophisticated book, Paolo Gerbaudo takes us on a compelling journey across Europe to understand the digitally native political parties at the forefront of a profound process of organizational evolution. Gerbaudo convincingly explains the positive and negative implications of this process, and why it matters for the future of democracy' - Andrew Chadwick, author of 'The Hybrid Media System: Politics and Power' 'In a historic moment when political parties are losing their capacity to represent citizens, new party models have grown and often achieved unexpected success. This book is an important contribution to the conceptualization of digital parties and the understanding of their evolution' - Donatella Della Porta, Dean of the Institute for Humanities and the Social Sciences, Scuola Normale Superiore and author of 'Movement Parties in Times of Austerity' 'With a rare mix of narrative flair and analytical insight, Gerbaudo tells the riveting story of how tech-savvy leaders and 'connected outsiders' have reshaped politics in the digital era' - John Postill, author of 'The Rise of Nerd Politics' 'Paolo Gerbaudo shows how the internet shapes contemporary politics and vice versa. A must read for everyone interested in digital politics' - Christian Fuchs, author of 'Digital Demagogues: Authoritarian Capitalism in the Age of Trump and Twitter' 'Gerbaudo shows how technology-based "platform parties" are designed, how they fit into the history of political parties, and how they reflect changes in politics, society, economics, and communication. This rich analysis looks at both the promise and the limitations of these fascinating political experiments' - Lance Bennett, University of Washington 'This book by Paolo Gerbaudo goes deep into the "morbid" crossroads of our present and offers us suggestive ideas on the key elements of its emerging political practice. A brilliant work' - German Cano, University of Alcala de Henares, member of the founding group of Podemos Dr Paolo Gerbaudo, Senior Lecturer in Digital Culture and Society, Department of Digital Humanities Director of the Centre for Digital Culture King's College London, Room S3.10, Strand Building, 3rd Floor, Strand London WC2, England Phone: +44 (0)20 78481576

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author interview with John Postill
by Ilana Gershon 10 Dec '18

10 Dec '18

Dear Colleagues, You might be interested in finding out more about John Postill's new book, The Rise of Nerd Politics: Digital Activism and Political Change. Angela VandenBroek has a new author interview with John Postill on the CaMP anthropology blog: https://wordpress.com/post/campanthropology.org/1742 <https://wordpress.com/post/campanthropology.org/1742> Best, Ilana

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